Texas § 262.304 FILING PETITION AFTER ACCEPTING POSSESSION OF ABANDONED CHILD.

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§ 262.304 — FILING PETITION AFTER ACCEPTING POSSESSION OF ABANDONED CHILD.

Texas § 262.304

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Bluebook

Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 262.304 (2026).

Text

Sec. 262.304. FILING PETITION AFTER ACCEPTING POSSESSION OF ABANDONED CHILD. A child for whom the Department of Family and Protective Services assumes care, control, and custody under Section 262.303 shall be treated as a child taken into possession without a court order, and the department shall take action as required by Section 262.105 with regard to the child.

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Legislative History

Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 809, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 1.167, eff. April 2, 2015.